Infrastructure Universe, Vol. 6: New Releases from Autodesk & What the Experts Have to Say about Them

Don’t panic; all the 2018 versions of software have been released! As my boss told me, “Patience, Padawan.” I was eagerly trying to download the new release, refreshing every minute last Thursday (I do this for you guys ☺). After looking through the new releases, here are the things I think you need to know.

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New Releases

Civil 3D 2018

Civil 3D 2018 also brings a NEW DWG FORMAT with changes to its object format. You will also find some great new must-have tools like relative elevation feature lines, connected alignments and many more…Read the full list here >>

InfraWorks 2018.0.45.0

Did you notice I didn’t say InfraWorks “360”? Yeah, the “360” has been dropped from the name; it is now the artist known as just InfraWorks. Besides the name change, there are some new tools and things you need to look out for.Read the full list here >>

AutoCAD 2018 New Features: CADLearning’s Senior Content Manager David Cohn, and U.S. CAD’s Senior Technical Specialist KaDe King shared their favorite new updates to the AutoCAD 2018 release in this Skype chat.

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Hot Infrastructure News

Visualizations of the Most Used AutoCAD, Revit, and 3ds Max Commands

With years of user behavior data collected by their Customer Involvement Program, the Autodesk research department compiled a database of over 60 million individual commands created by anonymized users. They have created visualizations all commands ordered by most to least frequently used in AutoCAD, Inventor, Revit and 3ds Max.Check out the graphics >>

Leica Infrastructure Link for Civil 3D

This plugin connects Civil 3D with all Leica field equipment running Leica Captivate or Leica iCON build field software. You can extract alignments, corridors and surfaces from within Civil3D and transfer Points, Lines, Areas, DTMs, and Road Designs to the instrument to be used in the field.Learn more >>

Source: http://blog.leica-geosystems.com

15 Things Only Civil Engineers Know

Here’s a little bit of fun to test your colleagues’ knowledge. Do you have experience with these 15 things unique to civil engineering?Read the full list >>

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James Lord brings more than 12 years of industry experience to his role as Solutions Consultant for U.S. CAD. Prior to joining U.S. CAD, Mr. Lord served in several BIM Manager and Specialist roles at KPFF, where he designed and created 3D models which were used in the construction of commercial, residential, government, and roadway projects. He was also responsible for pioneering, testing, evaluating, and deploying CAD standards and BIM modeling practices for his entire team, as well as providing training and mentoring. Mr. Lord’s other BIM Management duties included software management and customization, development of BIM standards and workflows, supervision and maintenance of software templates, technology evaluation and budgeting, and hardware and network support for BIM production. Mr. Lord also leverages his industry and software expertise to host “Becoming Civilized”, a YouTube series dedicated to the relationship between Revit and Civil 3D, where he shares best practices and new technologies geared towards the AEC community.

Question: How do object enablers work in Navisworks?
Expert Solution from Heidi Boutwell, CADLearning’s Infrastructure Content Manager: Autodesk uses object enablers in all of its platforms, including Navisworks. Object enablers ensure that model objects are displayed properly.

The newest Service Pack is now available for AutoCAD Civil 3D 2017, and features some new capabilities, updated functionality, and enhanced content for users. Here’s a preview of some of the new features.

Are you ready to get onboard with the Survey Database tools within Civil 3D? This month, the Infrastructure Tuesdays discussion concluded the look into the survey database functionality offered by Civil 3D.

Born of the partnership between Autodesk and Leica Geosystems, the Leica BLK360 is a revolutionary 3D imaging laser scanner. It quickly became a hot topic around the exhibit hall and on social media when it was announced at Autodesk University in November. The consensus is: BLK360 is a game changer for 3D laser scanning and will make the technology more accessible than ever before.

Greetings from the Infrastructure Universe! Nope, this is NOT an Aprils Fool’s joke! There is so much to tell you, I barely know where to start… you better grab a coffee and sit down for a few minutes!

InfraWorks 360 is big news this month! Below are the new additions to the latest release of InfraWorks 360 as well as some updates and new tools released for Civil 3D 2016. Read on for all the updates.

In the October 10th Infrastructure Tuesday webinar, Nick Harper discussed four ways that you can coordinate data between Revit and Civil 3D. Read on to learn how you can share your project data in a meaningful way.

U.S. CAD today announces the relocation of a senior technical specialist to its Las Vegas office, a move that will allow the BIM technology consulting firm to better meet rising demand for AEC resources in the region.

Join us in July for a 5-part webinar series focused on technologies that can improve your workflow and productivity in Revit and Navisworks. During these 45-minute webinars, you’ll learn about the Top 5 tools, functions, or goals; you’ll also get a chance to ask questions of our Industry Experts!

At the upcoming Infrastructure Tuesday webinar on Sept. 5th, U.S. CAD Senior Technical Specialist Aaron Powell will be sharing expert tips & tricks for working with surfaces in Civil 3D. In this video, he gives a sneak peek of how he was able to reduce an existing surface to a workable size without losing information.

15 Aug 2017

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